Basketball

NBBF Crisis: Stakeholders Set To Take Legal Action Against FIBA Africa

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7 years ago

July 11, 2019

NBBF Crisis: Stakeholders Set To Take Legal Action Against FIBA Africa

Joel Ajayi

Stakeholders of the Nigeria Basketball federation NBBF has resolved to take legal action against FIBA AFRICA if it failed to resolve the crisis of the federation as they promised

It will be recalled that two years ago, the FIBA Africa fact finding delegations had declared Kano election that produced Tijani Umar led and the Abuja election that produced Engr. Musa Kida led board a came short of the FIBA statues thereby declared the two election nulled and viod.

And FIBA had promised to conduct new election that will ursher in authentic leader of the federation but since then FIBA had soiled their hands by recognizing Kida led board with the support of the then minister of sports Bar. Solomon Dalung and Nigeria Olympic Committee at detriment of Tijani Umar led faction which is against their promise.

Based on this, the Tijani Umar led group during a stakeholders meeting held in Abuja, have agreed to use legal action against FIBA for taken side on the Crisis.

Tijani revealed that no NBBF board is recorgnize following the directive from FIBA.

According to him, in a very sad way, FIBA is gradually becoming part of the problem.

“I don’t want to blame FIBA per say, I want to blame the African office of FIBA for compromising.

“Two years ago FIBA came and said they want to resolve the crisis.

I am so sad that in Africa we have all these shortcomings and we have people who should not speak on our behalf sometimes they on behinds dealing and it’s sad.

“FIBA has box itself into a moral dilemma they made decision that election in Kano came short of the FIBA statues and Abuja election came short also and they said as a result of that executive of FIBA declare the two elections void and they gave time table they even accepted our own constitution.

But with support of ministry, NOC and assistance of FIBA Africa, and they stop the plan new election.

As a legitimate Stakeholders we are going to ask question, we have given them enough time and we yet to hear anything from them its two years now since the election and FIBA must come and purge itself of this moral Delimma its very important otherwise it have intensity to scandalized FIBA that why stakholders have decided to approach the court for justice.

I think FIBA Africa is going to place in bad light, its not good for us but what ever it take us in doing the right thing we are not going to toil away with it we need to take basket ball to the part of development.” He vowed.

He added that: “We are bringing value to basketball. We actually at this time do not need basketball but someone has to be foot soldier to stand up and do the right thing.

“The stakeholders will not give up, they will not get tired. They will continue to do the right thing. The players are losing their income, they are suffering and disorganized. The local leagues are very dear to our heart. We are not pretending. They are suffering.

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Fresh Ideas, Science Needed to Revitalise Basketball —ABA

Published

4 days ago

September 27, 2026

The Gleamer

Cyril Ogar

President/Founder, Amateur Basketball Academies, ABA, Aliyu Lucky Abubakar has called for a scientific and pragmatic approach to rediscovering the game of basketball in the North East.

The former player of many teams in Nigeria stated this on Saturday during training of coaches in Yola, Adamawa State.

Aliyu said the training is aimed to arm Coaches so they can, in turn, reach the children, especially those that ABA may not. The Deputy Comptroller in Nigeria Customs Service decried non-challant attitudes of the stakeholders in the development of basketball in the North East.

” Basketball is fading in the North East, and we at ABA will not allow it to die.”

“Adamawa was once a force in the game of basketball but had fallen behind. Our plan is to discover talent through coaching training, nurture it, and carry it from state level to the national team, and eventually, the global stage.” The basketball administrator said.

In his keynote message to the participants, which centered on the theme, “HOPE,” Harnessing opportunity, Organising for excellence, Promoting players’ development, and Empowering the next generation, Aliyu said, is far more than a drill instructors.

” Every child you see on a basketball court has a dream, and it is our job as a coach to spot it early and give it somewhere to go.” He concluded.

In his lecture titled, ” Who is a Coach”, Emmanuel Odah, the head Coach, FCT Basketball and former National Juniors team, described a coach as a committed, organised, affectionate, caring and humble.

” Commitment is consistency, and consistency is mother of progress; humility comes first because a coach who can not control himself can never control a game,” Odah insisted.

Other instructors at the training include ABA head of technical, Coach Adeka Daudu, as well as Coach Alexander Anyebe Ujoh, who spoke about the relationship between a coach and child in his care.

Coaches at the training commended ABA for its boldness to give hopes to basketball coaches all over the country. They promised that lessons learned would reshape and reset their mind on the job. They said the training will help them in understanding their role not only as an instructor but also grooming the children for a better future.

Among guests at the event include FCT Acting Director of Sports, Mr. Iyiola Ogundele and Bayelsa Veteran Basketball administrator, Coach Tony

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